Legal Team Manager and Deputy Monitoring Officer

North West Leicestershire District Council; Coalville; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local government organization seeks a Legal Team Manager and Deputy Monitoring Officer to lead its in-house legal team. This senior role entails delivering legal support across various initiatives, managing a team, and engaging in significant casework such as commercial contracts and planning. Ideal candidates will be qualified solicitors, with relevant expertise and experience in a similar environment. Flexible working arrangements and generous benefits offered highlight this opportunity.

Benefits

34 days holiday increasing to 38 days after 5 years

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee benefits programme

Continued training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Confident and capable lawyer with experience in local government desirable.
• Expertise in commercial contracts, planning, or regulatory litigation required.
• Experience in managing a team of legal professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-house legal team and act as Deputy Monitoring Officer.
• Manage and mentor a team of legal professionals.
• Focus on casework, management responsibilities, and Deputy Monitoring Officer duties.

Skills

Commercial Contracts

Management

Regulatory Litigation

Planning

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Legal Team Manager and Deputy Monitoring Officer

£56,883 - £61,520 + £4,326 DMO allowance + £4,140 car allowance (=£65,349 - £69,986pa)

We’re looking for a confident and capable lawyer to lead our in-house legal team and act as Deputy Monitoring Officer. You’ll play a key role in delivering legal support across our corporate agenda, while also helping shape the next phase of our legal service. This is a senior, hands-on role, ideally suited to a qualified solicitor with expertise in commercial contracts, planning, or regulatory litigation. Experience in local government or managing others is desirable.

You'll manage and mentor a team of experienced legal professionals, whilst acting as lead lawyer in one of the following areas: commercial contracts, planning, housing litigation, or property.

The role is largely focused on casework (around 70%), with the remainder being management responsibilities (20%) and Deputy Monitoring Officer duties (10%). Your time will be spent working on varied and impactful projects, from construction contracts and regeneration schemes to key council initiatives.

We take a pragmatic approach to presence in the office. There's no mandated pattern, but we identify key meetings and team time together, such as six-weekly full team gatherings and monthly one-to-ones, to stay connected and collaborative. You’ll have the autonomy to manage your own diary. Committee attendance is mostly in person, but infrequent, and can be managed in advance. There’s flexibility as you build relationships and settle into the role.

• 36.25 hours per week with some evening work for committee meetings

• Agile working scheme with a combination of home and office working

• 34 days holiday (including bank holidays and an extra statutory day) increasing to 38 days after 5 years

• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme with at least 25% employer’s contribution

• Employee benefits programme’ including payback on medical, dental and optical expenses

• Continued training and development opportunities

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To apply or find out more, please get in touch with our recruitment partners at Venn Group; Nicholas Stoate, [e-mail] 07703 832834 or Will Pardoe, [e-mail] 07441 916437

We are interviewing on a rolling basis and encourage early applications. The opportunity will be closed as soon as we have found a suitable candidate.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job will be guaranteed an interview.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.